Includes bibliographies

Part one : Books, Children and Men : Chapter 1 : Children and their Books: Children's Needs. The Need for Physical Well-Being. The Need to Love and to Be Loved. The Need to Belong. The Need to Achieve. The Need for Change. The Need to Know. The Need for Beauty and Order. Children Need Good Books. Talking About Books with Children. Chapter 2 : Selecting Books for Children : Knowing Children. Knowing Books. Looking Closely at Books. The Role of the Critic. Criteria for Specific Types of Books. The Range of Books for Children. Chapter 3 : Artists and Children's Books : Children's Preferences. Reproducing the Work of the Artist. ABC Books. Japanese Scroll, Twelfth Century. Woodcuts and Engravings Before 1800. The Nineteenth Century. The Twentieth Century. Other Notable Artists. Part two : Once Upon a Time... Chapter 4 : Children's Literature : History and Trends : Books Before Print. For Grownups: Fables, Romances, Adventures. For Children: Hornbooks and Battledores. And a Picture Book. Pedlar's Treasury: A Tu'penny Treat. The Puritans and Perdition. Fairy Tales

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